John Cabello

John M. Cabello served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives since his appointment in August 2012. He represented the 68th district, which includes all or parts of, Rockford, Machesney Park, Loves Park and Cherry Valley.[1] Prior to his appointment, he was a member of the Winnebago County Board and the Harlem Township Board.[2]

John Cabello
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 68th district
In office
August 2012 (2012-August) – January 2021 (2021-January)
Preceded byDave Winters
Succeeded byDavid Vella
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMachesney Park, Illinois
Alma materRock Valley College
OccupationPolice detective

During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Cabello was a co-chair of the Illinois Trump Victory Committee, supporting Republican candidate Donald Trump.[3]

He lost his 2020 reelection bid by 239 votes to Democratic candidate David Vella.[4]

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, John Cabello wrote an Illinois must fight releasing prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic arguing that prisoners "...who are elderly and medically vulnerable, and those with pathways to release" should not be rehoused into empty hotel rooms for isolation purposes and called on the Governor to fight a civil rights lawsuit related to this all the way to the Supreme Court.[5]

References
  1. "PA 97-0006 Legislative District 4" (PDF). May 18, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=2402
  3. Miller, Rich (August 23, 2017). "Pressure builds on Rauner as Trump supporting sheriff tries to calm nerves on the far right". Capitol Fax. Springfield, Illinois. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  4. WIFR Newsroom (November 17, 2020). "Dave Vella wins 68th District race over Rep. Cabello". WIFR. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  5. https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/04/rep-cabello-illinois-must-fight-releasing-prisoners-during-covid-19-pandemic.html
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